If You're a Giant Fighting Robot, You Lift Cars to Work Out

Remember BattleBots? Well, this is kind of like that, except with the volume turned way up. MegaBots takes the robot fighting game to massive scale, to the point where they're lifting cars now.

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MegaBots was founded in 2014, with the goal of creating 15-foot robots that attack each other with paintballs going at 120 MPH, according to their website. They've raised $2.4 million for their venture and have clearly expanded beyond the Kickstarter that got them started.

While the fights haven't started, the California-based company hopes to pit the United States against the historic masters of giant robots, Japan. The company has been documenting their progress in a YouTube series, going in detail on how to construct a 15-foot robot that can take a licking and keep on roboting. It'll almost be a pity to watch it get beat up. Almost.

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